Influence of Geographical Area and Living Setting on Children's Weight Status, Motor Coordination, and Physical Activity

• Main Authors: Maria Chiara Gallotta (Author), Giovanna Zimatore (Author), Lavinia Falcioni (Author), Silvia Migliaccio (Author), Massimo Lanza (Author), Federico Schena (Author), Valentina Biino (Author), Matteo Giuriato (Author), Marianna Bellafiore (Author), Antonio Palma (Author), Giuseppe Battaglia (Author), Carlo Baldari (Author), Laura Guidetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was aimed (i) to examine the effect of living setting (rural vs. urban), geographical area (North vs. Center vs. South), and gender (boys vs. girls) on weight status, motor coordination, and physical activity (PA) level of Italian school-age children; (ii) to examine differences in the ne...